Belgium: West-Vlaanderen

flag Contents: West-Vlaanderen (Province)

Capital: Brugge

1,203,312 Population [2021] – census

1,235,671 Population [2026] – estimate

3,197km² Area

386.6/km² Density [2026]

Arrondissements

The population of the arrondissements of the Province of West Flanders according to census results and official estimates.

Name	Status	Population Census 1970-12-31	Population Census 1981-03-01	Population Census 1991-03-01	Population Estimate 2001-01-01	Population Census 2011-01-01	Population Estimate 2016-01-01	Population Census 2021-01-01	Population Estimate 2026-01-01
Brugge [Bruges]	Arrondissement	241,813	254,221	264,093	271,437	276,313	280,456	282,904	287,651	→
Diksmuide	Arrondissement	49,191	47,680	47,309	48,082	49,675	51,030	51,774	53,037	→
Ieper [Ypres]	Arrondissement	105,214	103,893	104,066	104,320	105,828	106,154	106,455	108,493	→
Kortrijk	Arrondissement	263,840	271,613	276,417	277,786	281,112	286,471	293,338	306,298	→
Oostende [Ostend]	Arrondissement	130,043	132,204	137,856	142,946	150,841	154,919	158,153	161,036	→
Roeselare	Arrondissement	133,670	137,035	137,860	140,684	145,024	149,697	155,015	161,589	→
Tielt	Arrondissement	83,645	84,727	86,045	88,034	90,274	92,124	93,726	96,519	→
Veurne	Arrondissement	47,015	47,880	53,183	56,751	60,299	60,977	61,947	61,048	→
West-Vlaanderen [West Flanders]	Province	1,054,431	1,079,253	1,106,829	1,130,040	1,164,967	1,181,828	1,203,312	1,235,671

Contents: Cities and Municipalities

The population of all cities and municipalities in the Province of West Flanders according to census results and official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship).

Name	Status	Arrondissement	Population Census 1970-12-31	Population Census 1981-03-01	Population Census 1991-03-01	Population Estimate 2001-01-01	Population Census 2011-01-01	Population Estimate 2016-01-01	Population Census 2021-01-01	Population Estimate 2026-01-01
Alveringem	Municipality	Veurne	6,031	5,246	4,915	4,821	4,950	5,039	5,024	4,967	→
Anzegem	Municipality	Kortrijk	12,533	13,113	13,197	13,805	14,330	14,589	14,845	15,294	→
Ardooie	Municipality	Tielt	9,239	9,458	9,672	9,396	9,059	9,053	9,151	9,546	→
Avelgem	Municipality	Kortrijk	8,561	8,488	8,911	9,194	9,654	9,956	10,249	10,426	→
Beernem	Municipality	Brugge	12,873	13,526	14,018	14,557	15,214	15,502	15,845	16,334	→
Blankenberge	Municipality	Brugge	13,969	14,832	16,602	17,538	19,095	20,013	20,479	20,741	→
Bredene	Municipality	Oostende	9,244	10,538	12,427	14,294	16,381	17,360	18,086	18,057	→
Brugge (Bruges)	Municipality	Brugge	116,865	118,020	117,063	116,559	116,887	118,053	118,467	120,458	→
Damme	Municipality	Brugge	9,693	9,881	10,645	11,080	10,845	10,907	10,973	11,321	→
De Haan	Municipality	Oostende	7,226	8,655	10,389	11,418	12,519	12,622	12,789	12,682	→
De Panne (La Panne)	Municipality	Veurne	9,562	9,507	9,717	9,880	10,727	10,811	11,232	10,829	→
Deerlijk	Municipality	Kortrijk	10,166	10,792	11,262	11,426	11,283	11,738	12,182	12,727	→
Dentergem	Municipality	Tielt	7,006	7,304	7,559	7,931	8,311	8,374	8,644	8,824	→
Diksmuide (Dixmude)	Municipality	Diksmuide	15,930	15,347	15,273	15,465	16,366	16,551	16,815	17,386	→
Gistel	Municipality	Oostende	9,158	9,531	10,015	11,147	11,781	11,851	12,107	12,098	→
Harelbeke	Municipality	Kortrijk	24,218	25,214	25,836	26,202	26,759	27,536	28,614	30,605	→
Heuvelland	Municipality	Ieper	9,042	8,540	8,514	8,363	7,994	7,827	7,897	8,049	→
Hooglede	Municipality	Roeselare	8,749	9,008	9,188	9,768	9,966	10,016	9,925	10,248	→
Houthulst	Municipality	Diksmuide	9,243	8,930	8,833	9,003	9,636	10,037	10,214	10,543	→
Ichtegem	Municipality	Oostende	11,852	12,259	12,872	13,272	13,859	13,945	14,068	14,681	→
Ieper (Ypres)	Municipality	Ieper	33,429	34,426	35,235	35,084	35,101	34,959	34,954	35,629	→
Ingelmunster	Municipality	Roeselare	10,245	10,434	10,407	10,659	10,679	10,792	11,189	11,663	→
Izegem	Municipality	Roeselare	25,267	26,410	26,462	26,541	27,238	27,550	28,554	29,444	→
Jabbeke	Municipality	Brugge	9,203	10,629	12,286	13,650	13,689	13,862	14,081	14,990	→
Knokke-Heist	Municipality	Brugge	27,582	28,868	31,787	33,296	33,986	33,311	33,086	32,163	→
Koekelare	Municipality	Diksmuide	7,807	7,606	7,749	8,147	8,460	8,750	8,745	8,886	→
Koksijde	Municipality	Veurne	11,560	13,679	17,804	19,952	21,963	22,074	21,852	21,072	→
Kortemark	Municipality	Diksmuide	12,637	12,580	12,313	12,236	12,178	12,415	12,743	13,084	→
Kortrijk (Courtrai)	Municipality	Kortrijk	77,271	75,917	76,141	74,543	74,875	75,506	77,213	81,523	→
Kuurne	Municipality	Kortrijk	11,388	12,554	12,610	12,684	12,968	13,140	13,794	14,308	→
Langemark-Poelkapelle	Municipality	Ieper	7,437	7,097	7,364	7,602	7,851	7,940	7,843	8,258	→
Ledegem	Municipality	Roeselare	9,036	9,248	9,372	9,369	9,582	9,530	9,715	9,797	→
Lendelede	Municipality	Kortrijk	5,169	5,409	5,497	5,491	5,646	5,746	5,766	5,863	→
Lichtervelde	Municipality	Roeselare	7,459	7,842	8,007	8,312	8,489	8,688	8,962	9,450	→
Lo-Reninge	Municipality	Diksmuide	3,574	3,217	3,141	3,231	3,318	3,277	3,257	3,138	→
Menen (Menin)	Municipality	Kortrijk	34,433	33,542	32,645	31,918	32,733	32,877	33,708	34,640	→
Mesen (Messines)	Municipality	Ieper	1,105	1,047	1,048	966	945	1,054	1,051	1,068	→
Middelkerke	Municipality	Oostende	13,892	14,168	15,346	16,668	18,893	19,262	19,676	20,069	→
Moorslede	Municipality	Roeselare	10,076	10,974	10,732	10,690	10,858	10,949	11,445	11,531	→
Nieuwpoort (Nieuport)	Municipality	Veurne	8,429	8,195	9,572	10,332	11,380	11,379	11,667	11,431	→
Oostende (Ostende) [Ostend]	Municipality	Oostende	71,227	68,915	68,500	67,334	69,733	70,600	71,755	73,000	→
Oostkamp	Municipality	Brugge	16,608	19,747	20,423	21,166	22,536	23,132	23,832	24,102	→
Oostrozebeke	Municipality	Tielt	6,431	6,705	6,940	7,367	7,528	7,700	7,943	7,972	→
Oudenburg	Municipality	Oostende	7,444	8,138	8,307	8,813	9,044	9,279	9,672	10,449	→
Pittem	Municipality	Tielt	6,068	6,251	6,470	6,594	6,719	6,723	6,784	7,003	→
Poperinge	Municipality	Ieper	20,359	19,886	19,290	19,372	19,983	19,755	19,686	19,890	→
Roeselare (Roulers)	Municipality	Roeselare	51,641	51,984	52,872	54,376	58,142	60,999	63,763	67,697	→
Spiere-Helkijn (Espierres-Helchin)	Municipality	Kortrijk	1,858	1,887	1,797	1,873	2,126	2,133	2,076	2,051	→
Staden	Municipality	Roeselare	11,197	11,135	10,820	10,969	10,979	11,173	11,462	11,759	→
Tielt	Municipality	Tielt	29,661	29,574	30,133	30,151	30,781	31,177	31,275	31,973	→
Torhout	Municipality	Brugge	16,301	17,165	18,166	18,800	19,975	20,486	20,490	21,154	→
Veurne (Furnes)	Municipality	Veurne	11,433	11,253	11,175	11,766	11,546	11,674	12,172	12,749	→
Vleteren	Municipality	Ieper	4,085	3,693	3,628	3,608	3,712	3,673	3,649	3,581	→
Waregem	Municipality	Kortrijk	29,652	32,810	34,902	35,842	36,593	37,606	38,535	40,737	→
Wervik	Municipality	Ieper	18,556	18,086	17,986	17,744	18,261	18,529	18,864	19,234	→
Wevelgem	Municipality	Kortrijk	26,762	29,019	30,566	31,357	31,061	31,291	31,503	32,089	→
Wielsbeke	Municipality	Tielt	7,782	8,221	8,389	8,936	9,177	9,525	9,851	10,282	→
Wingene	Municipality	Tielt	17,458	17,214	16,882	17,659	19,097	19,572	20,078	20,919	→
Zedelgem	Municipality	Brugge	16,501	19,198	20,454	21,993	22,356	22,479	22,901	23,747	→
Zonnebeke	Municipality	Ieper	11,201	11,118	11,001	11,581	12,308	12,417	12,511	12,784	→
Zuienkerke	Municipality	Brugge	2,218	2,355	2,649	2,798	2,760	2,711	2,750	2,641	→
Zwevegem	Municipality	Kortrijk	21,829	22,868	23,053	23,451	24,102	24,353	24,853	26,035	→

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	613,425
Females	622,246

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	218,645
18-64 years	704,981
65+ years	312,045

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	19,341
80-89 years	74,997
70-79 years	134,621
60-69 years	173,836
50-59 years	159,692
40-49 years	147,182
30-39 years	148,665
20-29 years	131,620
10-19 years	131,658
0-9 years	114,059

Citizenship (E 2026)
Belgium	1,141,625
Other Citizenship	94,046